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Bears Drop Two at Santa Clara Rodeo Invitational
10/24/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Santa Clara, CA- The No. 20 Brown men's water polo team dropped two more games at the Santa Clara Rodeo Invitational yesterday. Bruno fell 9-6 to No. 11 UC Davis, and followed it up with a close 11-10 loss to Air Force.
Svetozar Stefanovic and Corey Schwartz scored two goals apiece to lead the Bears' offense in Bruno's game against UC Davis. The game was tied at 1-1 after the first eight minutes of play, but then the Aggies made a 6-1 run in the next two quarters to gain a 7-2 lead heading into the final quarter. Brown outscored UC Davis 4-2 in the last eight minutes, but it wasn't enough for a comeback.
Walker Shockley tallied six saves in net, while James McNamara and Gordon Hood each added a goal.
Against Air Force, Stefanovic registered six goals in the game, but the Bears came up just short to fall 11-10 to the Falcons.
Bruno gained a 5-4 lead after the first quarter, but then got outscored 3-1 in the second and third quarters as Air Force had a 10-7 lead heading into the final eight. The Bears were able to outscore Air Force 3-1, but it wasn't enough to secure the win.
McNamara followed behind Stefanovic with two goals, while Ryan Gladych and Gordon Hood each scored one. Max Lubin tallied five saves in net to lead the defensive effort.
